Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Clubs homer, swipes bag in victory
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Nimmo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a stolen base in a 7-6 win against the Angels on Thursday.
Nimmo began the scoring with a solo homer off Reid Detmers in the first inning. He then beefed up his line with a single, stolen base and run scored in the third. Nimmo had been struggling coming into Thursday, going just 1-for-13 across four contests since returning to the lineup July 4 following a four-game absence due to a shoulder injury. He's produced a decent .257/.328/.416 slash line through 87 contests but has just nine home runs, 31 RBI and four thefts, well below the pace for his usual marks in those areas.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Logs RBI in loss
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Nimmo went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's 6-3 loss to Detroit.
Nimmo's fourth-inning single produced the Rangers' second run and was his first hit since returning from a shoulder injury. Prior to the injury, Nimmo was on a roll, having gone 17-for-57 (.298) with five walks, nine extra-base hits, six RBI and seven runs scored over 14 games.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Back in lineup Saturday
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Nimmo (shoulder) will start in right field and bat out of the cleanup spot against the Tigers on Saturday.
Nimmo missed the Rangers' last four games while recovering from an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder, but he has been given the green light to return to the lineup for Saturday's contest. He finished the month of June with a .274/.327/.432 slash line with two steals, eight RBI and 12 extra-base hits across 104 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Missing another start
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Nimmo (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
The Rangers are expecting Nimmo to avoid a stint on the injured list, but the veteran outfielder will be on the bench for a third consecutive game while he nurses an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder. Ezequiel Duran will cover Nimmo's usual spot in right field and will bat third in the series finale in Cleveland.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: May require IL stint
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Nimmo was diagnosed Monday with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder and could require a stint on the injured list, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Nimmo suffered the shoulder injury during a 3-2 win over Toronto on Sunday, when he collided with the outfield wall while securing the game's final out. The Rangers held Nimmo out of the lineup for Monday's series opener in Cleveland while he awaited the results of his medical tests, which revealed the shoulder sprain. Manager Skip Schumaker said that while a trip to the IL is a possibility for Nimmo, the team won't make a final decision until sending him in for more imaging Tuesday.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Headed for MRI on shoulder
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Nimmo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians and underwent an MRI on his shoulder earlier in the day, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Nimmo played a full nine innings during Sunday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jays, but he appeared to be in pain after colliding with the right-field wall while he flagged down a flyball for the game's final out. Per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News, Nimmo relayed after the game that he suffered a cut above his eye in addition to jamming his shoulder. Nimmo said that he felt "OK" upon reporting to the ballpark Monday, though he acknowledged that his shoulder is still sore. The Rangers aren't expected to make him available off the bench for the series opener in Cleveland while the results of his MRI are pending.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Goes deep in loss
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Nimmo went 2-for-5 with a home run, a triple and two RBI in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Marlins.
Nimmo came on strong late, homering in the eighth inning before adding an RBI triple in the ninth. While the long ball was his first of the month, the 33-year-old is hitting .312 in June and is riding a seven-game hitting streak that includes five multi-hit efforts. On the year, he's slashing .271/.337/.435 with eight home runs, 28 RBI, 32 runs scored and three steals across 332 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Perfect in win
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Nimmo went 3-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Monday's 4-3 win over the Marlins.
The Rangers had a pair of two-run innings with Nimmo involved in both. He singled in the fourth and scored on Ezequiel Duran's home run, and then doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth. This was Nimmo's eighth multi-hit game over the last 13 contests, during which the outfielder is slashing .358/.370/.509.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Delivers two doubles Sunday
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Nimmo went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Red Sox.
Nimmo doubled up on doubles, with the first driving in two runs in the fourth inning before he added another two-bagger in the sixth frame. The veteran outfielder has been racking up hits of late, recording four multi-hit efforts across his past five starts. In his first season with the Rangers, Nimmo is hitting .257/.330/.408 with seven homers, 25 RBI, 28 runs and two stolen bases through 69 appearances.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Taking seat Saturday
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Nimmo isn't in Texas' starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
It's just a scheduled day off for Nimmo, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News. The versatile Ezequiel Duran is shifting to right field in Nimmo's stead Saturday.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Launches two-run homer
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Nimmo went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts in Friday's win over the Royals.
Nimmo gave the Rangers a 6-0 lead in the fifth inning with a two-run shot that also scored Josh Jung. The veteran outfielder has hit safely in seven of his last 10 games, a stretch in which he has three homers, eight RBI and six runs scored while posting a strong .925 OPS.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Homers, doubles, plates two runs
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Nimmo went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, an additional RBI and a strikeout in Friday's loss to the Angels.
Nimmo launched a solo shot in the fourth inning, giving him six on the year, and he later added an RBI double in the seventh that scored Andrew McCutchen. Nimmo is hitting a solid .277 with a .795 OPS on the season, but he's seeing the ball extremely well of late. He has hits in four of his last five games (7-for-20) while launching two homers and posting a 1.159 OPS over that span.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Leaves game with hamstring injury
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Nimmo was removed from Wednesday's game in Colorado in the fifth inning with right hamstring tightness, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Nimmo singled with two outs before being removed for a pinch runner following a brief discussion with manager Skip Schumaker and the Rangers' trainer. It's an aggravation of a hamstring issue that Nimmo has been dealing with off and on since late April. The Rangers could have more on his condition after the game.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Knocks in three runs in rout
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Nimmo went 3-for-4 with a home run, three total runs and three total RBI in a 10-0 win against the Rockies on Tuesday.
Nimmo notched a run-scoring single in the second inning and drove in two more runs with a 425-foot homer in the fourth. The outfielder finished with three hits for the fourth time this season and knocked in three runs for the second time. Nimmo's big night may have broken him out of a slump that saw him go 1-for-20 at the plate over his previous five games coming into Tuesday.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Returning to lineup
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Nimmo (ankle) will start in right field and bat second Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
Nimmo was lifted from Tuesday's 7-4 win in the sixth inning after spraining his left ankle earlier in the game when he tried to leg out an infield single. According to Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News, Nimmo's status heading into Wednesday's series finale was a question mark, but he's been given the green light to start after completing a pregame running workout. After leading off in his first 39 starts of the season, Nimmo will occupy the No. 2 spot for the second day in a row while designated hitter Joc Pederson serves as the Rangers' table setter.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Diagnosed with sprain
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Nimmo was diagnosed with a sprained left ankle following his removal from Tuesday's game against Arizona, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Nimmo made an early exit from Tuesday's contest after rolling his ankle in the sixth inning. X-rays came back negative after the game, but the Rangers will still approach the situation on a day-to-day basis. If Nimmo isn't cleared to play in Wednesday's series finale, Sam Haggerty would be a likely candidate to pick up a start in the outfield.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Exits with ankle injury
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Nimmo was removed from Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks with a left ankle injury, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Nimmo rolled his ankle while legging out an infield single in the sixth inning. He attempted to remain in the game but was eventually pulled before the end of the frame. The Rangers will presumably send the 33-year-old in for further testing, and Sam Haggerty would likely be in line to start in the outfield if Nimmo needs to miss a game or two.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Returns to field
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Nimmo started in right field and went 0-for-3 in Friday's 7-1 loss to the Cubs.
Nimmo was back defending in the outfield after a hamstring issue cost him a couple of games and limited him to designated hitter in three others. He continues to be a bright light in the Rangers' lineup and is slashing .291/.373/.440 with four home runs, 12 RBI, one steal and 17 runs over 36 games, all as the team's leadoff batter.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Back in lineup at designated hitter
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Nimmo (hamstring) will start at designated hitter and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game versus the Yankees.
Nimmo tweaked his hamstring this past Friday and has not started a game in the outfield since then, occupying the DH spot twice and sitting out the other two contests. The Rangers could continue to ease Nimmo back into things in a non-defensive role until he feels back to 100 percent.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Hitting bench Tuesday
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Nimmo (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
The 33-year-old has been battling a lingering hamstring injury and returned to the lineup Sunday after missing one game, but he's now on the bench after Monday's team off day. It hasn't been reported that Nimmo has suffered a setback, but it seems likely that he's still managing the injury to some extent.
